Return of an Unclean Spirit

24“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ (Ps 63:1; Jer 2:6; Mt 12:43)(Ps 63:1; Jer 2:6; Mt 12:43)25And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order.26Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first.” (Joh 5:14; 2Pe 2:20)(Joh 5:14; 2Pe 2:20)

The Light in You

33“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. (Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 8:16)(Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 8:16)34Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. (De 15:9; Mt 6:22)(De 15:9; Mt 6:22)35Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. (Lu 11:34)(Lu 11:34)36If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.” (Mt 5:16)(Mt 5:16)

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